Trichoniscoides machadoi Vandel, 1946

Reboleira, Ana Sofia P. S., Gonçalves, Fernando, Oromí, Pedro & Taiti, Stefano, 2015, The cavernicolous Oniscidea (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Portugal, European Journal of Taxonomy 161, pp. 1-61 : 6-7

Trichoniscoides machadoi Vandel, 1946

Fig. 2 A–C

Trichoniscoides machadoi Vandel, 1946: 168 , figs 8–12.

Trichoniscoides machadoi – Vandel 1947: 270; 1948: 129, fig. 14; 1952a: 262, figs 2, 9. — Schmölzer 1965: 37, figs 79–82; 1971: 4, 75, 139, map 4. — Schmalfuss 2003: 303.

Material examined

PORTUGAL: 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Gruta d’el Rey, Cantanhede-Outil Massif, 8 Oct. 2009 ( MZUF); 2 ♂♂, same locality, 19 May 2009 (SR); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Gruta da Senhora, Algarve Massif, 29 Dec. 2009 ( MZUF); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Gruta Abrigo Tomar I, Sicó Massif, 26 Sep. 2011 ( ZMUC).

Previous records

Serra do Gerês, Terras de Bouro, Braga; Portunhos; Pampilhosa, Mealhada; Algar da Serra, Alvaiázere; Algar da Rocha, Souto, Sicó; Serra de Minde, Porto de Mós; Algarve da Terra da Rolha, Montejunto; Buracos Mineiros, Montejunto; Algarve nº1 da Senhora das Neves, Montejunto; Serra do Montejunto; Cruz Quebrada, Oeiras; Gruta do Algar, Mexilhoeirinha, Lagos ( Vandel 1946).

Remarks

The diagnostic features of this species, i.e., the male pereopod 7 and male pleopods 1 and 2, are illustrated in Fig. 2 from specimens collected in Gruta d’el Rey.

Distribution

Species endemic to Portugal where it is widely distributed, from Serra do Gerês in the north to the Algarve in the south.

Ecological notes

This species is both cavernicolous and endogean.

Figures

Fig. 2. Trichoniscoides machadoi Vandel, 1946 from Gruta d’el Rey, Cantanhede-Outil, ♂. A. Pereopod 7. B. Pleopod 1. C. Pleopod 2.